TYPE: Ecuador. Esmeraldas: epiphytic in mossy forest west of Lita toward San Lorenzo, alt. 700 m, 12 Jan 1992, C. Luer, J. Luer, A. Hirtz, X. Hirtz, P. Jesup, A. Jesup, M. Evans & J. del Hierro 15563 (holotype, MO; illustration of type; illustration of type).